Epitoniidae Berry, 1910 (1812)

Epitonium eclecticum

(Melvill & Standen, 1903)

Description:

Dimensions range from 5 mm - 6 mm high and 3.5 mm wide.
Width to height ratio: 0.7:1 ~ 0.58:1

Shell: ovate, inflated; thin; minute. Exterior colour whitish, slightly shiny. About 6 whorls; protoconch with ~3 whorls somewhat glassy, smooth, pale brown; teleoconch with ~3 whorls ventricose. Umbilicate. Approximately 40 costae on the body whorl. Costae are smooth, thin, erect. Intercostal spaces smooth. Aperture round, lip continuous; outer lip thickened.

Distribution:

India, Pakistan.; India, Pakistan [Brown & Neville, 2015:66]

Habitat:

not reported

Etymology:

[greek] from eklektikos = selected

Type Material:

Syntypes: NHMUK 1903.12.15.10-11 [as Scala eclectica Melvill & Standen, 1903:] - Type Locality: India and Karachi, Pakistan. [Brown, L. & Neville, B.D., 2015]

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Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R (1903). Plate VII. Fig. 5.

Scala eclectica sp.n. (PI. VII., fig. 5).

Distribution

as listed in source literature

Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R (1903).

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Plate VII. Fig. 5.

Scala eclectica sp.n. (PI. VII., fig. 5).

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pp: 343.

Kaicher, S.D. (1980).

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Card #: EP1-2306.

Synonymy:

Scala eclectica Melvill & Standen, 1903: [in Brown, L. & Neville, B.D., 2015].

Source Literature:

Brown, L. & Neville, B.D. (2015). Catalog of the recent taxa of the families Epitoniidae and Nystiellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Zootaxa. 3907(1). Magnolia Press Auckland, New Zealand. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3907.1.1 [Accessed 22 October 2023]
Kaicher, S.D. (1980). Epitoniidae I [Pack 23]. S. D. Kaicher, St. Petersburg, Florida. http://www.femorale.com/kaicher/species.asp?f=Epitoniidae&c=125 [Accessed 8 May 2023]
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R (1903). The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species.. Journal of Conchology. 10. Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31650162 [Accessed 26 February 2025]
Weil, A., Brown, L. & Neville, B. (1999). The Wentletrap Book. Evolver
WoRMS Editorial Board (2025). World Register of Marine Species. https://www.marinespecies.org [Accessed 8 November 2025]

WoRMS direct page link: Open WoRMS record